Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-06

his lips, but it was nearly an hour before he
returned TO his senses. Almost the first
words he uttered was an inquiry for the safety
was able to walk to the train, which went up
river at o'clock. He complained of the
back of his head and back. The physicians
SAID he was suffering from conclusion, re-
ceived probably when he struck the EARTH
They were unable to ascertain for a certainty
how severe his injuries were, but thought
they were not fatal, as he became conscious
so quickly. Going to Waterville he was IN
some pain and looked badly. This train was
Composed OF Seven Cars,
a mail car, baggage car, smoker, three first
class passenger cars and one second class car
In the mail car there were five clerks, II. S
French in charge. One man was laying
down on pile OF empty sacks near the right
hand door and mass of debris from the end
of the car fell about him but fortunately he
was uninjured. The other men in the car
we're thrown from their feet, and one of them,
j. II. Jacobs, was somewhat bruised. The
passengers in the train were not hurt, al
though unpleasantly Jared.
A visit to the scene of the accident re-
vealed the condition of the rolling stock en-
gagged in the collision. The forward parts of
the locomotives
We're Crushed In
so that the cylinder heads came
within six inches of each other. The cow
catchers were smashed into kindling wood
and distorted iron. Both locomotives were
equipped 18th spark arresters on the heads
of the boilers. One of these entered the
other, cutting the tough boiler iron, leaving
ragged edges like the teeth of a saw. The
smoke stack of Jewetis train was demol-
ished and big section broken out of the
bell. The tender of this train was pushed
up close against the engine and half the coal
the tender kept the track, but the rear set
were twisted off the rails, and set diagonally
upon the sleepers. The forward end of the bag
gage car was severely splintered and crushed.
Ou SUuuuClOE ttdAu
of the terrific meeting were more apparent
The forward end of the tender was iammed
up close to the engine and the cab filled with
loose coal. The other end of the cab took
an upward turn and went through the end
of the mail car as though it had been paper.
The door and wood work and portion of
the roof were carried into the car and day
light was thrown upon the mail bags, while
the iron end of the tender appeared in alarm
ingly close proximity to the astonished clerks.
The sides of the car next to the tender were
also left in defunct condition, The wheels
and trucks of the tender were pressed up be-
meath the car and were off the irons. The
platforms of the mail and baggage cars were
crushed and the couplings broken. Other
wise the train seemed to be unnjured.
Immediately After the Accident
a messenger was sent to Gardiner for help
and the engine of the accommodation train
went up at once and the shifter from Au-
gusta was sent down. The first took all the
cars of No. l9 excepting the baggage and
mail and with the passengers of Jewett's de-
parted down river about o'clock, John
Jewett, despite his bsndaged head, conduct
ing. This train went direct to Portland.
The Augusta engine coupled onto the three
ears of Jewett's train which remained on
transferred to it start was made for Water
Vile not far from o'clock.
Shortly before six wrecking train from
Waterville appeared and the labor of clearing
the track was vigorously begun. The track
was rapidly cleared and at 10 10 last evening
was open for the passage of trains The even
ing train for Wsterville passed at that hour
and the night Pullmsns were on time. The
down express in the afternoon, turned about
at Augusta and went to Portland by the back
route via Watervlle.
The total loss to the railroad company in
damaged rolling stock is
Estimated at 100000.
The track was uninjured
Where the blame lies cannot be deter
mined for certainty, as yet. At all events
it was with No. 10, and Jewett's is entire
Iy exonerated from blame. All agree
the latter was on time and had the right of
way where it then stood; and could have re-
NAMED there fifteen minutes before the other
train could run by the siding. No. 10 was
quite rapidly, as nearly as can be
ascertained at 20 or 25 miles an hour, when |
the two met. Leavitt evidently had no con-
troll of his tram. He said after the accident,
when he reganed consciousness, that the
Air Brake Did not Work
and he is corroborated by several men on
the train. Several of the train men said the |
brake did not operate fully at several
Of the stations out of Portland and the train |
got by before it could be halted. Another |
passenger stated that he thought the brake |
was all right as he distinctly felt jar and
reduction in speed before the collision. 1t |
require a thorough examination before |
The question of blame can be settled for a
Leavitt was trusty employe of
The road and had run between Bangor and |
w aterville. He commenced on the route
between Portland and Bangor at the opening |
Of the summer arrangement.